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- rapidly develop all pieces
- develop knights before bishops
- dont move the same piece twice during opening
- dont make unnecessary pawns moves during opening
- dont check if not necessary
- dont open a position if you are late in development
- place the queen behind the line of friendly pawns during opening
- avoid trading a developed piece for a not developed one
- castle as quickly as possible
- kingside castling is safer than queenside castling
- try to prevent the opponent from castling
- dominate as much territory as possible
- advance pawns in order to conquer space
- as pawns advance they get more difficult to protect
- place your pawns in the center
- keep your pieces as close as possible to the center
- when trading pawns try to get yours as close as possible to the center
- control the center before attacking
- pawns are the foundation of strategy
- pawn weakness is eternal
- avoid doubled pawns
- avoid isolated pawns
- avoid backward pawns
- avoid creating holes weak squares
- avoid pawn islands
- think carefully before advancing hanging pawns
- put pressure on the opponents backward pawn
- force your opponent to advance hanging pawns
- whenever possible create a passed pawn
- always blockade your opponents passed pawns
- the knight is the best piece to block a passed pawn
- pawn majority distant from the enemy king is an advantage
- minority attack
- avoid unnecessary trades
- the value of a piece varies according to its position
- whenever possible place your rooks on the 7th or 8th rank
- double rooks on the 7th rank
- not always a pawn should be promoted into a queen
- keep your knights close to the center
- rooks should rapidly occupy open or half open files
- keep your bishops active
- keep your pawns on squares of the same color of your opponents bishop
- a bishop is worth more than a knight on open positions
- a knight is worth more than a bishop in closed positions
- knights need outposts
- usually in mobile pawn endgames the bishop is worth more than a knight
- two bishops are usually stronger than bishop and knight and than two knight
- how to fight against a bishop and a knight
- how to fight a pair of bishops
- keep your pawns on squares that are different from the ones of your bishop
- bishops should be placed in front of a pawn chain
- if your opponent owns two bishops try to trade one of them off
- keep your eyes on the squares controlled by your opponents bishop
- a bishop can dominate a knight
- think about defense first
- assess the changes resulting from your opponents move
- keep the backrank protected
- dont let your pieces get overloaded
- dont recapture pieces automatically
- avoid advancing pawns that protect your king
- never allow your king to stay in danger of a check
- avoid placing heavy pieces in the range of lower pieces
- if youve got little space try to trade off one or two pieces
- eliminate your opponents best piece
- keep your pieces protected
- keep your pieces on a square of a different color than the enemy bishop is on
- try to get rid of all pinned pieces
- never make the job easy for your opponent
- if your opponent attacks on one side counter attack in the center
- try to anticipate your opponents threats
- trade off the opponents fianchettoed bishop
- improve your pieces position
- restrict the movement of enemy pieces
- confine an enemy piece
- do always create a threat
- create new weaknesses in the enemy field
- concentrate your forces on your opponents weak points
- cumulate advantages before attacking
- concentrate as much as possible your forces when you attack
- open ranks files and diagonals
- eliminate key pieces of your opponents defense
- avoid trading while attacking
- plan hypothetical trades
- quickly move your attack from one side to the other
- whenever you have material advantage simplify
- after an attack reorganize your pieces
- when a player has an extra pawn its recommended to trade pieces instead of
- centralize your king as quick as possible in endgames
- the king must be active in the endgame
- drag your opponent into zugzwang
- many wins are based on winning opposition
- endgames with bishops of opposite colors usually result in a draw
- flank pawns are very strong against knights
- keep your rooks active in endgames
- always place a rook behind a passed pawn
- the color that has an exchange down should avoid trading the second rook
- create a passed pawn if you have majority
- centralize the queen in endgames
- always expect your opponent to make the best move